European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stabs and stripes world monday november 16,1992 roman Catholic Church to unveil new catechism Vatican City a Pope John Paul ii on sunday promised that the roman Catholic churches soon to by unveiled catechism a the first major revision of its compendium of teaching in More than 400 years a will be faithful to the gospel but updated to today a needs. The work six years in the making will serve Bishops religious teachers pastors and theologians in the preparation of catechisms in different languages Ana for various age a evils around the world. Because French was the working language of the project it will appear first in France a to be formally presented today in Paris and put on Sale wednesday. The catechism the first Masterwork since 1566, when the Church was fending off the challenges of protestantism appears As John Paul leads a major push to strengthen Catholic presence worldwide especially in former communist Eastern Europe and Africa As Well As to Shore up the faithful in the West against what he sees As potential modern perils to the Faith consumerism. Publication of the work a will be an event of historic Yeltsin offering Black Box from korean Airliner Seoul South Korea apr russian president Boris n. Yeltsin has offered to hand Over the Black Box from a South korean Airliner shot Down in 1983, reversing earlier statements by Moscow that the device no longer existed South korean Media reported sunday. A we have nothing to hide a Yeltsin told South korean reporters in the Kremlin on saturday. The statements were carried by major Media in Seoul. But Yeltsin said it would be better to deliver the cockpit voice recorder or Black Box to the Montreal based International civil aviation organization since the United states Canada Japan and other countries also Are demanding its return. Yeltsin a offer to Clear up remaining questions about the incident by returning the Black Box appeared aimed at winning Public support in South Korea before an official visit to Seoul next wednesday. Yeltsin is expected to ask for Aid for russians troubled Economy. The russian presidents comments reversed Moscow a previous claim that the Black Box from the downed korean airlines Boeing 747 had been taken apart by soviet investigators and no longer existed. Flight 007, in route from new York to Seoul via Anchorage Alaska was shot Down by a soviet fighter on sept. 1, 1983, Over Sakhalin Island. It had strayed 370 Miles into soviet airspace. All 269 people on Board including 63 americans were killed. In Moscow last month Yeltsin personally handed visiting South korean officials transcripts from the voice recorder. But Seoul officials said the material did not explain Why the plane strayed off course and they demanded the Black Box. Determining the cause of the incident could affect the outcome of pending lawsuits brought by victims relatives. Korean airlines has denied human error was responsible. Import because the new catechism Isnit one of those Many volumes of theology. But a general reference text for the catechism Al activity in the entire population of god a the Pope told a crowd in St. Peters Square for his weekly noon appearance. A the new catechism represents thus a qualified and authoritative instrument to carry out the renewed self-conscience1 of the Church strongly anchored to the one and unchangeable truth of the gospel but also attentive to the signs of the times and aimed in All its Force at the evangelization and promotion of Man a the Pope added. Among its 676 pages Are sections that include Church teaching on abortion divorce and homosexuality. A i am certain that the publication of the new catechism will constitute for the faithful a precious occasion to revive the Faith and Shore up the missionary spirit a John Paul said. The catechism will come out in italian and Spanish in december when the Pope will Mark the publication with a ceremony and in English and German next Spring. Hello hoho Santa Claus Waves to Well wishers after arriving in a horse drawn Carriage outside harrods department store in knights Ridge London on saturday. 3 die in student bus crash near Oxford London up a three people were killed and 28 injured when a bus full of foreign students hit a Bridge near Oxford on saturday night police said. The passengers included japanese russian swedish and possibly korean students from London a International House language school. They were returning from a visit to Shakespeare a Birthplace Stratford on Avon Warwickshire when the Accident occurred. The 50-seat coach collided in heavy rain with a car travelling in the same direction along the London bound Side of the m4q Highway 35 Miles West of London. It left the Road and smashed into an overhead Bridge support Wall. The Accident occurred about 5 p.m., a police spokesman said. Twenty three students received minor injuries and were taken to High Wycombe general Hospital where five were held with broken limbs. Four students were taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with serious injuries. The bus Driver underwent an operation to have his legs amputated. Police spokesman Charles Trendell was unable to identify the nationalities of those who died in the Accident. However he said the director of the school was travelling to the area sunday to learn details of the students  vessels to help starving ship passengers from wire reports Geneva a three French Navy vessels were Rushing sunday to bring Aid to More than 2,000 starving somalian packed aboard a ship limping toward Yemen a coast according to the . High commissioner for Ren gees. The French ships left the Northeast african nation of Djibouti on sunday morning and were a speeding towards the freighter Summa one in the Gulf of Aden said a spokeswoman for the refugee Agency Sylvana Foa. The Rescue operation was launched after the Captain of the Summa one issued desperate radio appeals for help saying the somalian had gone without food and with Tittle water for at least five  cast ballots Moscow a voters in the Baltic nation of Lithuania cast ballots sunday in Runoff elections three weeks after the former communists surprised predictions by winning a majority of first round seats in the country a first Post soviet parliament. Lithuanian voters were electing lawmakers to the 61 seats in the Sejm still undecided after first round voting last month when the opposition democratic labor party won 44 seats in the  police make gains Naples Italy a the Seesaw Battle Between the mob and the state tipped to the Side of the Law saturday with separate police sweeps that netted More than a dozen mob suspects and $15 million in seizures. Also saturday 31 people were sentenced to prison for their roles in a mob War in Reggio i Calabria on Italy a toe that left eight people dead in 1989 and 1990. The arrests and sentencing came a Day after Gela a City of 80,000 on Sicily a Southern coast buried a perfume store owner who publicly declared he would not pay extortion Money to the  in Belfast kills 3. Belfast Northern Ireland a a third Man died sunday following a machine gun and grenade attack by a pro British gunman on a North Belfast bookmakers shop police said. The Ulster Freedom fighters an outlawed pro British a a loyalist gang said its gunman carried out saturdays attack raking the crowded shop with bullets and then throwing a grenade among the dying and injured. Twelve people were hospitalized sunday with injuries said a Royal Ulster constabulary spokeswoman who was not identified. In other developments sunday police said an officer who has shot at a Security checkpoint in county Fermanagh died sunday morning in a  chained up 7 years Monterrey Mexico a a Man apparently suffering from mental illness was chained in a room in his family a Home for seven years a newspaper reported. Authorities found Juan Martin Silva 26, manacled by one Arm to the Wall of a tiny room in the town of Allende in Northern Mexico Al Norte newspaper reported Friday. The Many smother Rafaela Montalvo was quoted As saying her son had to be chained when his behaviour became violent. A the was a Normal boy up until age 18, when he began acting differently a she said. A suddenly he started feeling afraid looking around Walls for people he feared were following  it was not immediately known if criminal charges s would be filed sex Leader Dubcek mourned Bratislava Czechoslovakia a Czechoslovakia paid its last respects saturday to Alexander Dubcek whose 1968 bid to Reform communism is admired in an age when the communist system is passing into history. The 70-year-old Dubcek died nov. 7, six weeks after his chauffeur driven car skidded off a rain Slick Highway in route to Prague for a meeting of the Federal parliament. Dubcek a Effort to reshape communism called the a Prague Spring a was squelched by soviet led forces in August 1968